AJ5_VMKB Inquiries in Intercultural Communication B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Michael George, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Doležel, CSc.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aj5_vmka Intercultural Communication A
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is the second term of the course in cultural fluency with the emphasis on the difference in social and cultural patterns between the Czech Republic and English speaking lands. American and British History are prerequisites. Seminars will meet for two hours every fortnight and students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the assigned text.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. 2. Culture and the changing world 3. Culture shock 4. Culture and language 1 5. Culture and language 2 6. Cross cultural dialogues 1 7. Cross cultural dialogues 2 8. Cultural fluency 1 9. Cultural fluency 2 10. Comparing cultures 1 11. Comparing cultures 2
Literature
  • Barnes, Julian, Letters from London, 1995
  • Macionis, John and Benokraitis, Nijole, Seeing Ourselves, Prentice Hall, 1995
  • Shulman, Myra, Cultures in Contrast, U of Michigan Press, 1998
  • Mc Dowell, Britain in Close-up, 1993, Collins
  • NOLLEN, Tim. Culture shock! :Czech Republic. London: Kuperard, 1997, 208 s. ISBN 1-85733-190-7. info
  • MARWICK, Arthur. British society since 1945. 2nd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1990, vi, 430 p. ISBN 0-14-013817-599. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Typ výuky: seminář
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2004.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2003, recent)
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